Fees and charges

Not all services at the practice are available under the NHS. Where patients request non-NHS items or services then a private fee may be payable. The list below is for guidance only and assumes that the private work doesn’t exceed the average time spent for these services. Costs may change without notice.

Private sick line – £30
(GPs are not required to issue a fit note before 7 days as self certification can be used before this. In some circumstances employers may insist on a private sick note)
Insurance companies –
a) Life insurance and Income protection reports – £104
b) GP supplementary reports – £27
c) Targeted insurance report – £58

Data protection act – access to paper based records – no fee
(Access to records only, no copies required. Access done in presence of member of staff.)
Data protection act – access to, and copies of records – £10
(Where any part of a computer or paper based record is required as a copy)

Driving licence countersignature -£25
(Must be known to the GP for at least 2 years)
Passport countersignature – No longer done by the practice
(From the gov.com website “The person countersigning your passport cannot be a doctor, unless they state that they know you well (eg good friend)”)

Housing letters – No longer done by the practice
(The LMC (local medical committee) have advised that GPs do not underatake private housing reports due to the vast number of requests from private companies. Your GP may offer you a “summary sheet” at no charge but the housing companies should contact the GPs directly if they require formal medical information. Please bear in mind GPs require a patinents consent before any such information can be released.